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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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